Pill City: How Two Honor Roll Students Foiled the Feds and Built a Drug Empire

April 28, 2015, West Baltimore, Maryland: ground zero in America's Opiate Wars. In this crime-plagued section of the city, the death of Freddie Gray has triggered the worst domestic rioting since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and created a terrifying new breed of criminal entrepreneur.

Fentanyl Outpaces Heroin as the Deadliest Drug on Long Island

An anesthetic commonly used for surgery has surpassed heroin to become the deadliest drug in Nassau and Suffolk counties, killing at least 220 people on Long Island in 2016, according to records compiled by the medical examiners of the two counties.

"Fentanyl Outpaces Heroin as the Deadliest Drug on Long Island" is from the December 28, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kevin Deutsch and narrated by Kristi Burns.